Wheaton in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial Marker
Erected 1973 by VFW Post 2164, American Legion Post 76.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism.
Location. 41° 51.14′ N, 88° 6.817′ W. Memorial is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on Warrenville Road south of Elm Street, on the right when traveling north. The memorial is in Wheaton Cemetery, near the north entrance to the left. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1209 Warrenville Road, Wheaton IL 60189, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Memorial to the Unknown Dead of the Civil War (here, next to this marker); Wheaton Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marcellus E. Jones (about 500 feet away); Warren L. Wheaton Home Site (approx. Ύ mile away); Helen Turner (approx. 0.8 miles away); May Theilgaard Watts (approx. 0.8 miles away); Marcellus E. Jones House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wheaton's Original Ten Blocks (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.
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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 19, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
A memorial to the unknown dead of the Civil War is to the right of this memorial and flagpole.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
